# North Korea denies South's claim, calls DMZ blast a 'farce'

https://mins.news/en/item/79698

- DW, 2026-09-30 04:27 UTC
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- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/north-korea-denies-south-s-claim-calls-dmz-blast-a-farce/a-79481164?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> North Korea denied South Korea’s claim that Pyongyang was responsible for a mine blast in the Demilitarized Zone that injured three South Korean soldiers. Kim Yo Jong accused Seoul of fabricating evidence and plotting against the North. South Korea demanded an apology, while the UN Command said its investigation found a North Korean anti-personnel mine and concluded that Pyongyang violated the armistice agreement.

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